Appeal No. 1998-0613
Application 08/554,998
the processor adapted to send an I/O command and an
address over the I/O bus;
the I/O board adapted to receive the I/O command and the
address;
the processor configured to send a particular sequence of
I/O commands and addresses over the I/O bus wherein addresses
within the particular sequence are not all identical;
the I/O board configured to compare the particular
sequence of I/O commands and addresses to a predetermined
sequence; and
the I/O board configured to activate at least a portion
of the I/O board when the particular sequence of I/O commands
and addresses matches the predetermined sequence.
The Examiner does not rely on any references.
Claims 76 through 83 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter which lacks
support in the specification.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the brief, reply brief and
answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
It is our view, after consideration of the record before
us, that the disclosure in this application does comply with
the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112.
At the outset, we note that Appellants have indicated on
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